Collar



A. L. SORESI.

COLLAR.-

APPLICATION FILED AUG-.15, 19l9.

Patented May 17 m N W, W

A TOHNEY ANGELO n sonnsn on NEW YQ K, j

' coLLAR.

Specification of Letters'Patent. Patenf d play 17;;

Application filed August 15, 1919, Serial No, 317,744.

To all whom it mayconcern: I

Be it known thatI ANcnLo L. Sonnsr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city,

county and State of .New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of which the following is a specification,

This invention collars and particularly has for itsobject to provide a collar which may be worn without impairing the circulation of blood through the blood vessels in the neck of the wearer; A further object is to provide a collar which will bethoroughly comfortable to wear and while embodyingfeatures distinct from an ordinary collar, will not be V the neck and their relation lar com risin an inner fold 16 and an outer vention will be finally pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 shows the head and shoulders of a man wearing a collar according to one em bodiment of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the collar in its fastened position as worn; Y

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the two folds of the collar flattened out; and

Fig. tis a diagrammatic view showing portions of the thorax and blood vessels of to the bony structure. V r

. Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several fig ures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings and more particularly to Fig; 4 thereof in which I have shown diagrammatically, portions of the bones and blood vessels of the lower part of the neck and thorax, the blood vessels ex tend as at 10 and 11 over the firstrib bones 12 and 13 and beneath the claviclefbones 14 and 15. Accordingto my invention, the col:

relates to improvements in fold 17 is provided alongthejloweredge'of the nner fold and at each side of theoverlapping ends thereof when fastened with arcuate cut-outs18 and 19 so placed that they extend over and embrace the blood vessels above the first rib, so that pressure thereon is prevented and asa result the collar may be worn with comfortand without interferingwith the flow of'blood and; the consequent 1n ur1ous effects uponthe circulation-of the head and neck, the said cut-outs abeing height approximately to the height of" an ordinary shirt neck-band as .will be obvious from an inspectionof Fig. 3 where it will be seen upon inversion-of said figure that the highest points of cut-outs 18-19 aline with theopenings in the free ends and middle portion of the band 16. With this construction the neck of the wearer is prevented from contacting with the inner face of a cravat or necktie in a way that would cause annoyance to the wearer and increase the .frlction on the 'cravat or tle in the operation of adjusting the same. The cutsouts 18 and 19are disposed entirely within the forward quarters of the collar. The remainder of the lower edge 20 0f the inner-foldis unbroken and whenthe collarv is worn lies substantially' parallel and contiguous to the lower edge of the neck band of the shirt. 7

Notwithstanding the cut-outs, the two folds of the collar provideat each side of V I the cut-outs a substantial supporting surface for the necktie so that it will not press I uncomfortably upon the neck. A proper slide space will be provided for permitting easy slippage ofthe' necktie in tying andthe necktie will be correctly maintained in place between the folds in a substantially similar manner to that of a collar having a solid inner fold with an unbroken lower 7 edge. 7

My improvementsflt will be. understood,

maybe embodied also in a collar having a;- single fold, that is,'the so called stand-up collars, in'which case the necktie will cover and obscure the cut-outs from v1ew..

In wearing a collar of the usual typehavof the shirt and the necktie being soft, are

blood vessels is concerned, but thestiff hard I ing anunbroken lower edge. the collar band V inconsequential so far as pressure on the edge of the collar bears upon the blood 'iiesfurther constructed ,so,astoqcorrespond, in v portions provided with openings for the res the said middle and free end portions to opinvention, but it is obvious that changes may i be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof as defined in the appended claims.

'I claim: I V

1. A collar having its middle and free end ception of means for fastening the collar to the neck band of a shirt, the lower edge of said collar extending uninterruptedly from positely disposed and relatively narrow roached portions, the highest points in which alin'e with the said openings of the collar, said roached portions being arranged so as to avoid transmission of pressure from said edge to the blood vessels of the wearer extending laterally from the neck and posterior to the uppermost ribs.

2. A fold collar having an inner band and an outer fold, the inner band having its middle and free end portions provided with openings for the reception of means for fastening the collar to the neckband of a shirt,

thelower edge of said band extending unin- V terruptedly from the said middle and free end portions to oppositely disposed and relatively narrow roached portions, the highest points in whichaline with the said openings of the band, said roached portions being arranged so as to avoid transmission of pressure from said edge to the blood ves 'sels of the wearer extending laterally from the'neck and posterior to the uppermost ribs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereunder. I

ANGELO L; so EsI; 

